Women 2.0 PITCH startup competitions finalists continue to impress over the years.

By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)

After the years ago by, we wonder “Where are they now?”

The finalists for the last 5 years of PITCH startup competition have gone to impress us with their mettle and ability to adapt and evolve. Some are still working on the same startup, while some have pivoted or moved on to another venture or business opportunity.

Here are female founders who have placed as finalists for the Women 2.0 PITCH startup competitions, and gone on to a variety of impressive and interesting things:

We check in with previous PITCH finalists Tiny Review and DocPons founders on their ventures.

By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)

PITCH 2012 winner Melissa Miranda (Co-Founder, Tiny Review) reports “everything is going well! We got so much out of PITCH. The opportunity to be up on stage reaching such a great audience of fellow entrepreneurs and investors was energizing. After presenting on stage and seeing the reactions of the 1000 people in the audience, there was no doubt that we had to focus on personal expression as opposed to reviews. We decided to redesign the app and we’re excited about where this is going.”

When Shaherose Charania came to Silicon Valley from Canada a decade ago, she was shocked to find that the start-up scene was overwhelmingly male. So, she turned her awe into action, and co-founded Women 2.0, a network and media company for female entrepreneurs.

Fast forward to today: What started as a “connector network meeting over cheap Trader Joe’s wine” at her co-founder’s house has evolved into a massive international organization. Now, Charania has seen and helped over 300 early-stage